tileman 0 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Hi, I am after picking your brains, I have seen a very nice wildfowler 12g with 3" chambers, barrels 32", chokes...full-full, the add says High gun or Wildfowler, I am considering taking up wildfowling but would this gun be ok for pigeon etc. john Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ginga john 268 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Yep, if you are good enough it will hit anything you point it at :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrycatcat 31 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) Hi, I am after picking your brains, I have seen a very nice wildfowler 12g with 3" chambers, barrels 32", chokes...full-full, the add says High gun or Wildfowler, I am considering taking up wildfowling but would this gun be ok for pigeon etc. john Has it got multi chokes as I thought that you should not put steel shot through a gun with full chokes unless you are in Scotland What I mean is I think you can use lead in certain circumstances in Scotland, I am sure someone north of the border will correct me if I am wrong. Edited July 7, 2012 by harrycatcat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 I had a greener gp single barrell with a martini action years ago when i was a youngster, a solid well made bit of kit, would last anyone a lifetime. If the fella holding it to his shoulder had been the same quality at shooting it as the gun was, it'd have been a hell of a combination, sadly he wasn't.lol Great guns them mate. B Quote Link to post Share on other sites
derbyduck 27 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 No not if you want to use steel shot! it's choked to tight and it is not proofed for steel shot . it was made to fire lead shot and thats it ,unless you want to pay through the nose for Bistmuth ,Tungsten ,Hevie shot,and what ever else thats out there at £2 a pop. some one will jump up and say steel is crap ,but there are some verey good loads that have been developed esspecially by the homeloaders ,[fact] the gun you are looking at is no longer any use on the fore shore in the U.K. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scarecrow243 24 Posted July 7, 2012 Report Share Posted July 7, 2012 Hi you can get the chokes opened up too 1/4 and 1/2 this would then make it ok for standard steel loaded cartridges and fine for pigeon shooting etc but it wont be quick to swing for a shot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SportingShooter 0 Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 The Greener was designed in a time when the thought of using anything but lead hadn't been even considered. It would make a brilliant fowling gun if you're prepared to use Bismuth and Tungsten on the foreshore and then Lead for Pigeons. Depends how many shots on the foreshore you can afford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigdev 3 Posted July 14, 2012 Report Share Posted July 14, 2012 Never had a Issue with Steel and full chokes... but my chokes are extended... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kiv42 0 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 No not if you want to use steel shot! it's choked to tight and it is not proofed for steel shot . it was made to fire lead shot and thats it ,unless you want to pay through the nose for Bistmuth ,Tungsten ,Hevie shot,and what ever else thats out there at £2 a pop. some one will jump up and say steel is crap ,but there are some verey good loads that have been developed esspecially by the homeloaders ,[fact] the gun you are looking at is no longer any use on the fore shore in the U.K. How can you determine it was not made for steel shot without seeing the proof marks? Was there a specific period when barrels where made to accept steel shot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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